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' JOHN ROYDEN PEIBCE, OF NEW YORK, Y., A SSIGNOR TO PEIRCE PATENTSCOMPANY,

A. CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

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the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and a State of New York, haveinvented new and useful. Improvements in Recording-Ma chines, of whichthe following is a specification.

In the prior "applications for patent I '10 have described methods andapparatus for using perforated cards for the purpose of controllingmachines which classifyordis tribute various items and record orlist theinformation in variousways. Suchsystems are of especial value inbusinesses where a large number of items is to be taken care of I suchas railways, insurance companies, gas, electric and telephone companiesdepartment tores,'workshops, etc.

The present invention provides a machine for making the perforated cardsfor such systems and by means of which the cards may be made accuratelyand with great rapidity as the necessity for them arises and by whichthe information can be punched in the card andalso printed thereon sothat the card can be used without the necessity ofreadingtheperforations..

Thenovel features of the invention are stated in the claims hereinafter.Machines embodying the invention are illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings e s Figure is a plan partly in'section of a machine, especiallydesigned for taking care of long distance telephone calls (and adapted,of courseffor other uses by suit .ably modifying the number and designof the parts).

Fig. 2, isa horizontal section of the same.

40 Fig. 2, shows in 'sideelevation plan and end elevation the'pun'chesin their mounting.

Fig. 2", shows inp'lanand side elevation the slide-contrblling pins.

Fig. 3, is 'a vertical section inside 15 of the right hand wall. oftheicasing'on the line A-A of Figs. 2 and 6.

Fig. 3, is a horizontal section of the -mounting of the end of thepunchoperating hammer or follovver.

Specificationof Letters Patent.

wall of the casing removed.

Fig. 8, isa sectionapproximately on the Patented Nov. 6,.191'7.

Application filed December 20, 1911. Serial No. 666,944.

Fig. 4, is a vertical section approximately 011 the line B-B of Figs. 2and 6. v

Fig. 5. is a vertical section approximately on the line CC of-saidfigures.

Fig. 5, shows in end and side elevation respectively the escapementmechanism for the lateral shift of the pin box.

Fig. 6, is a vertical transverse section approximately on the line DDofFig. 5.

Figs. 6 6 and 6 are transverse sections, similar to Fig. 6, illustratingthe key releasing devices.

Fig. 6 is a similar view of a partial keyboard releasing mechanism. i

Fig. 7, isa rear elevation with the rear line EE of Fig. 5.

Fig. 9,,is a face view of the card made in the machine of Figs. ,1 to 8(with the addition of guide lines not actually used in practice) Fig. 9is a table of the perforated spaces corresponding to the 'severalnumerals from zero to i i Fig. 9", is a view similar to Fig. 9 of a Fig.10, is a perspective view of the.

punch-controlling mechanism ofFig. 4.

Figs. 11,'l2*and13, are side elevations of alternative constructionsoftlie slides carrying the punches and types.

Referring to the embodiments of the in;-. V

vention illustrated, and first to the'fuse of thesystem in atelephonementral office, the information. which is to be recorded on thecards comprises the time when the call .is v i made, the number of theparty calling and the number and central station called.

Other information to be put on the'card may be punched andprintedthereon by other'rnachines or by extensions to the mechanismherein illustrated. Referring to Fig.

9, the Words shown thereon are previously printed onthe card. A numberof such cards" are stacked in the machine and are automaticaliy fed fromthe stack to the mechanism).

recording mechanism (in which term I include both the printing and thepunching The keys are operated so as to set the machine forprinting andpunching each of the items.

punched and printed as shown-and ejected in convenient position to bepassed to the next operator whose machine will record on is completedtice the ruling may be omitted. The system of perforations adopted isthat shown and claimed in previous applications-for patent which I havefiled. In each column, corresponding toone figure, there are fourspaces. By combining perforations in these four spaces the numerals fromzero to 9 may be represented. A suitable table of suchperforations isshown in Fig. 9.

For zero there are no perforations; for the numeral 1 there is aperforation in the lowermost or first space; for the numeral 2, aperforation in the second space, for the numeral 4, per- -main shaftforations in the first and fourth spaces; for the numeral 6 perforationsin the first, sec nd and third spaces, etc, three being the maximumnumber of spaces required. With the aid of this table it will be seenthat the perforations in the lower part of Fig. 9

correspond with the numbers printed on the upper part of the card. 1

he cards perforated to indicate the desired information are afterwardrun through distributing and tabulating machines shown in otherapplications for patent which I have filed and the charges againstindividual customers are thus collected and tabulated or billed.

Card feeding and ejecting mechanism.- The cards are placed upright in apocket or magazine 1 at the left of the machine and pressed toward therear of the machine by means of a spring 2 and a follower 3.

Upon the first part'of the forward movement of the handle 4 the rearmostcard in the stack is engaged by a shoulder 5 of a slide 6 (Fig. 1) andshifted laterally to recording position. The mechanism for accomplishingthis is shown in Fig. 7. Th

which is operated by the I handle 4: carries at its left hand end asegmental beveled gear 8 engaging a similar gear 9 on a shaft 10which-at its rear end carries an arm 11, the upper end of which isconnected by pin and slot to the back of the slide 6; and is pulled tothe right by Then at one operation of the main shaftor handle the cardis a spring 11; so that each forward movement of the handle shifts acard through an opening 12 (Fig. 2) to a position for printing andperforating, After giving a full movement to the slide 6 the gear 8turns beyond the gear 9, while subsequent,

operations are being erformed. Fig. 5 shows the slide 6 guide betweenupper and lower backing plates 12 and 13. The upper part. of the oardlies against the backing plate 12 to receive the printing impression andthe lower part of the card lies against .the backing plate 13 which isperforated to permit the passing of the punches. A fixed front plate 14lies against the forward face of the. card to hold it against thebacking plates. The lower edge ofthe card rests on a shoulder on thefront face-of an ejecting plate 15 and is held by a fixed plate 16. Inthis positionthe card is punched and printed as hereinafter described.

On the return movement of the handle the ejecting plate is lifted by thefollowing mechanism (Fig. 7). The ejectingplate 15 is provided withguide slots through which passpins 17 projecting rearwardly from a fixedplate 18; and has a pin 19 projecting its rear face by means of which itis raised, being lowered by its weight (supplemented by a spring ifnecessary). A short shaft 20 extends from the fixed plate 18.to the rearwall 21 of the casing, and carries an arm 22 which is connected bya-link 23 to the arm 11. A spring pawl 24 is pivoted on the end of thearm 22. As the arm 11 swings forward to feed a new card the arm 22swings with it, the pawl 24 clicking past the pin 19. On the returnmovement of the arm 11, after the cards have been punched and printed,the pawl 24: catchesthe pin 19 and is bent back so as to extend theeffective length of the arm 22 and to slightly lift the ejector 15,after which the pawl escapes past the pin 19 and is restored by itsspring into the position of Fig. 7

The slight upward movement given to thefi card by the ejecting platebrings its upper edge between pairs of rollers 25 (Figs. 1, 3 and8)which are in rotation at the time and which continue the upward movementof the card so asto eject it through an opening 26 provided in thetopof-the machine, whereupon it may be seized by the operator andtransferred to the next operator or machine which is to record theelapsed time thereon. The two inner rollers 25' are'positively operatedfor the purpose described. The mechanism for this purpose is shown inFigs. 3 and 8. Circular racks 27 engage pinions on the shaft of the twoinner rollers 25 and are mounted on a transverse shaft 28, which hasanarm 29 connected by a link 30 with a short arm 31 on the main" shaft 7so that on the return movement of r i i r consist of typesand punchesmounted on. carriers which are first shifted toxbring"the direction thewhich corresponds with the ward movement of the ejecting plate 15, the

rollers will be set in rotatipn intheproper card. i

I The main shaft? is'providedwith an arm 32 connected by a pin and slotwiththe piston rod 33 (Figs. 2 and kl) of a dashpot 34, the piston;rodbeing connected atjits Opposite end toaspring 35; so ,asflto]autodirection.

matically returin the handle to its starting POSltlOll after a forwardmoyement, and so as to prevent too quick 1 a movement of the,

handle in eitherdirection, g a p Recmd'mg mca'nsl--The recording meanstypes andpiuiches in proper positionfaftei' whlch hammers or followersactuate the carriers to print and punch'fithe cardq In the mach nelllllStlfiltQ-Cl there are' sixteen sets of types 36 1 and punches 37,each .mounted upon a vertically sliding carrier 38 (Fig.' The;carriersare'guidedin slots in transverse plates 39 qand4O." Normally; they areall held down'by a resetting'rod 4:1

passing through slotslin the lower parts of the several slides."Tli'eresetting-rod' 4:1 is connected (Figs. 2, 3 and 5 arms 42 loose onthe main shaft 7. The arms 42, carry curved links 142*having a pinandislot connection with arms 42 fixed on the main shaft so asjltosecure an 'ldlemovement during the first part of the return movement ofthe main shaft and" to retract the slides only toward the end oftherearward movement of. the main. shaft, after the punches have beenrestored totheir normal lateral position in their slides by withdrawingthem from the holes made. in the card; The slides are pulled upward bymeans oflongspring's 43 and are released to permit such upward Imovement in thefir'st forward movement of. the main shaft, by the'risingof the resetting rod 41. The amount of upward movement:

of each slideisdetermined by the pressing keyboard, whichlfor the slidesof Fig. 5 actuate certain inter-mediate g mechanism-includingcontrolling pins adapted to be projected in the line of shoulders on atransverse shaft vl7 to which itiiscon -v vided atone end with anarm48(FigsiB-Q of the -keys in' theyseveralf'columns [of the Miontheslides,I, 'As soon as the upwardmovements of'the engage ratehets 46; on thelower" ends of the several slides. The'pa'wlf is mounted ne'cted by aleaf spring. Theslmft {is pro-f toicoi'itinue the ejection of 'thecontrolling and 5), the end of which is -'pivotally connected to a link49, the forward end of which isslotted and engages a pin on ,the

endof an M11150 on the main shaft 7.

. Thepawl'etzi is freely pivotedon the shaft 47.1 The shaft 47,however,isgfrictionally' connected with the arm %8 so asto he movedbythe initial movement-of thearm in either direction and to permit the.arm to continue to move after the pawl is stopped in either j Now,'whentheshaft 7 is turned forward its first elfeot is to free theresetting rod 41 and to free the slides 88 which rise to theirdetermined positions. The pin at the end of the arm-50 then reaches theend of the slot'in the link 4%) and presses the-latter toward the (rear,throwing the pawl 45 into engagement with the sev'eralratchets l6 andholding. the slides in the several positions to which they haverisenyafter which the slide-controlling pins may be withdrawn.

On the'return' movement of the shaft the resetting r0d41 is pusheddown,carrying the d slides 38 with it. Near theendof the downward movement ofthe slides the arm 50'engages the end of the slot in the'linkAQ andpulls the latter .forward, pulling out the pawl 45 so as to leave theslides free torise at the next operation. p I I There are ten typesarranged in a row at the top of eachslide 38. i i'Asl the slide risesthe types come in s'uocessionintoline' with a follower 51 andwith .atypewriter ribbon 52 (Figs. 1, 59nd 8) arranged fin-any. usual orsuitable way between the type and the card. The followers 51 arearranged iontwo levels, as are the tops of the'type carriers (Figs. 5and 8) in: order to print on'two lines as infFig. 9. Whenthe entire lineof types is set the followersfcome forward. and

cause them. to print the desired figures;

Each group ofjfour followers for theiseve eral items on the card isarranged in the usual way to suppress;,anyj'zeros' which mightcome attheleft of theniiniberto be printed; Any usual or ."suitahle construe tionmay be adopted, such 'for'exampleas the well known system of thewales imachine. p i The ham er mechanism alsomay be-of any known 1 or suitabletype, thef common drawn backward. by light which cause them to bearagainst pins on arms .56

springs 51. They are pr vide with was connected to links 62, the upperends of l s in e n s n 'ii icaltd- 5 b? hammers'V53f of theseyefraldecimal places are piyoted "on acommon shaft fi'iianjd are 0alsopivoted ontheshaftMQ andzpl illed 1 P- Wfl d y'T' Qn r spri g 7.,ut' n ri lr restrained each by i pan: ofgpawlsfi8Fand 5S); Th'e pawls59jare pulled upward liglitsprings .60 {and downwardy'by, h

.The slides having risen to their desired positions and thesupplementary pawls 59 having been withdrawn as desired and the resettinrod 63 having been raised by turning tie shaft 54, thepawls 58 arewithdrawn by turning the tripping shaft 65 on which they are mounted,causing a sudden stroke of the hammers.

. The mechanism for operating the shafts 541 and 65 is shown in Fig. 3.The shaft 54 is-directly'connected by a fixed arm 66 and.

a link 67 to the arm 31 on the main shaft 7 so as to lift the resettinrod at the very first movement of the sha t. The tripping shaft'65carries an arm 68 which is connected by a. pin and slot with a link 69connected to an arm 70 on the main shaft so that the first movement ofthe main shaft is without effect and time is iven for rising of theresetting rod and 0% the carriers and for the withdrawal of thesupplementary pawls before the main pawls are withdrawn to allow thehammer stroke.

The punches re uire a comparatively. strong pressure to orce themthrough the card and this is secured by means of a transverse hammer-baror follower 71 arranged in line with the perforations in the plate 13 soas to act on such punches as come within therange of the four verticalspaces represented by these perforations. The position of the bar isindicated in-Fig. 5, a sectional view of one end being shown in Fig.

3* and the operating mechanism therefor in Fig. 3. The ends of the barare arranged to slide in grooved guides 72 mounted on the side Walls ofthe machine and are connected to links 73 each adjacent to one side ofthe casing. Each .link 73 constitutes one meme her of a toggle, theother member 74: of which is pivoted to a transverse shaft runningacross the front of the machine, the

toggle being broken upward normally by aspring 75. The central pin ofthe to gle passes through a slot in an operating link 76 connected to anarm 77 on the main shaft. By means of this toggle, after the card is inplace and the punches are properly set the follower bar 71 is pressedforward to perforate the paper. On the return move.- ment of the mainshaft, as soon as the toggle is ever so slightly broken upward theposition. 13

spring 75 completes its upward movement so as to withdrawthe hammer-barquickly.

An inspection of Fig. 5 will show that the arrangement adopted for thepunches corresponds with the table (Fig. 9 In the zero position of Fig,5 there is no punch in line with the-follower. Upon the next upward stepthere is a punch in the first space; upon the third upward step a punchin the third space; upon thefourth upward step punches in the first andfourth spaces; etc. The shape and mounting of the punches are shown morefully in Fig. 2*. Each punch 37 has its shank 77 fitting closely in thecarrier 38 and has slots upon its side faces forming a head 7 8 at itsrear end. The follower 71 is shown in plan in Fig. 2 and is providedwith vertical undercut slots through which the heads 78 may-pass as thepunch rises to this arrangement the retraction of the ollower 71 servesalso to withdraw thepunches positively from the holes in the paper wherethey are held with considerable friction. Fixed guides 71 (Fig. 5) guidethe heads 78 to the bar 71.

K 0 8 and mechanism operated thereby-- For printing the four items shownin Fig. 9 two styles of keys (Fig. 1) are used. At the left are fourcolumns of ordinary. adding machine keys with a release key 79 whichreleases any or all keys which have been pressed in these four columns.To represent any number a key must be pressed in each of the columns,except where the correspondin figure is zero. At the right is a seriesof keys marked Broad, Rector, etc, for recording the central stationtogether with a release key 80 for releasing any one of the keys whichhas been pressed. In making a record only one of all these centralstation keys is pressed. Each key controls a plurality of recordingdevices, so that the Cortlandt key for example when'pressed will causethe machine to record the corresponding number, 1626. Each of the keysat the left therefore controls a single record-- dividual keys andcombination keys respectively, and they, are capable of application invarious other systems than making telephone records.

Individual Joey mechanism.-The individual keys 81 are provided withshanks 82 (F igs. 5 and 6?, the lower ends of which are brought togetierand located adjacent to horizontal slides 83, there being a column ofthese slides corresponding to each column of keys 81. The slides arepulled forward by springs 8 1, the several slides in each column havingpins 85 corresponding with the respective-keys and engaging cam-shapednotches 86 in the shanks of the several keys. The

corresponding controllingipin. The keys are pulled upward by springs 87(Fig. 6).

Adjacent to each column of keys is a detent 88 held against-the shank ofthe key by a spring and adapted to engage a pin 89 projecting from suchshank. Each detent extends along an entire column of keys since only oneof these keys is pressed at an operation. The release key 7 9 withdrawsthe several pawls 88. For this purpose its shank, 90 has a shoulderengaging an arm .91 on a shaft 92 which carries near its opposite endsarms 93, the upper ends of which are pivoted to slides 94 having'slotstherein engaging pins 95 on the ends .of the'pawls 88; so that as therelease key is pressed the pawls 88 are withdrawn from the key shanksandthe latter are raised bytheir. springs. 'The release key is immediatelyraised, after pressing it, by its spring 96, Fig. 5. p

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indioidual' kews-Between the individual keys and the correspondingrecording devices there Is an lnterm edlate mechanism-which is set inposition by the "individual keys and which in turn controls the settingof the type andpunch carriers. A number of setting pins 97 (Figs. 2 and5) are-located in a box.98 arranged to slide on guidejrods 99. andpushed to the left by ineans of a spring 100. Normally, however, itstands in the position of Fig. 2 with its first four columns of pins rin line with theends of the-horizontal slides ..which"are actuated bythe keys. There a: three classes of pins in each column of tin? box. Thelowermost pin corresponds 'to the figure 9; the next pin to-the figure 0and the succeeding pins, counting from/thebottom upward, to the figuresl to 8, inclusive. The number 9 pin 97 is adummy being shaped like theother pins of Fig. 2* except;

that it is so short as not to project beyond the box. When the figure 9is to be recorded thetype and punch carrying slides rise to the 1 limitof their movement and are Stopped bythe plate 40, one step above thesetting pin 97 which corresponds with the figure 8. The

pins 97 are illustrated in detail in Fig.2".

The pins are guided between plates 1.01, 102 and pressed toward theirretracted position by springs 103. Extending verticall 'along eachcolumn'of pins is apawl 104 earing with a spring pressure against thepins and bearing normally against inclined faces 105' on the pins. Whena pin is advanced the first effect is to press the pawl out so as torelease any other pin in the same column which.

was previously held by the pawl. The fur-; ther advance of the pincauses the pawl to engage a shoulder 106 and hold the pin in itsadvanced position. The No.9 pin, 97*, when operated by its key 81withdraws the pawl 104 from the other pins in'the same column,-andallows said other pins to be retracted, but has no other effect. a

This key, however, is used for an additional purpose. After a recordingoperation if it should be attempted to retract the pin box without.first withdrawing such pins as have been projected, some of these pins.

would interfere with the projecting shoulders 44 ofthe raised typecarriers. The pins 97 are, therefore, operated for all columns, at thevery end of the forward movement of the handle, after the recordingoperation has beeneffected. For this purpose the several slides 83*,corresponding with'these pins hear at their forward ends against aresetting rod 83 (Fig. 5) extending between" twoarms 83 on a shaft 83which has a lower arm 83 (Fig. 3) connected by a link 83 with the end ofan arm 83 ona shaft- 83*. The end of the arm 83 carriesa pin 83 in thepath of a clearing pawl 83 mounted on a plate 83 on the handle shaft 7.As the shaft 7 is rocked'forward,at the end of its movement the pawl 83clicks over the pin 83 Then, at the very beginning ofthe return movementof the handle, the pawl pushes the pin83 toward the forward part of themachine and operates the resetting advanced to their operative positionby the keys. At the end of each operation of the handle, after thetype-carriers are pulled down, these zero pins are all'advanced and heldby the pawls 104 engaging the shoulders 106 (Fig. 2*). When the firstnumbered key is-pr essed the zero pin resetting mechanism is withdrawnso as to leave all the zero pins under control of the pawls 104 alone;and the advancement of a numbered pin in any column pushesout the pawl104 for that column as above described so as to release the zero-pin forthe same column, .which zero pin is retracted by its spring.

The resetting mechanism for the zero pins is shown best in Fig. 5.Running-back of the several zero pins 97' in the original posi tion ofthe machine is a resetting rod 97 carried between a pair of arms 97which are pulled toward thefront of the machine by springs 97. One ofsaid arms 97 carries a link 97, the rear end of which bears against apin 97 on a plate.97 mounted on setting rod 97 toward the rear of themachine to reset the pins. The link 97 carries also a pin 97 engaging apawl 97 which is connected at its upper end to an arm on the escapementcontrolling shaft 120; the link 97 being held up by a spring 97. Thelower endof the pawl 97 .is'in the path of a second pin 97 on the plate97 previously referred to. Starting from the position shown in Fig. 5,the first key pressed rocks the escapement controlling shaft, 120 ashereinafter described and presses down the pawl 97 k and the link97 so.that the forward end of the latter passes below the pin 97 and theresetting rod 97 is retracted by the springs 97. On the forward movementof the-shaft the pin 97 strikes the pawl 97 and disengages it from thepin 97 allowing the link 9'7 to be drawn upward by its spring and, assoon as the p111 97 is sufficiently advanced, to snap upward intoitsoriginal position so as to be struck by said pin on the return movementof the handle.

TherePare twelve columns of pinsv in the box. The first four columnsbeing originall in line with the individual keys 81, as wil appear fromFig. 2, and being at the same time in line with the last or right handgroup of four punch carriers 38. Whenthe individual keys are pressed tocorrespond with the first item and the release key 79 is pressed torelease them the pin box, with its first four columns of pins properlyset shifts one step (of four columns width) to the left.

The individual keys 81 are pressed for the next item and released andthe pin box moves another step to the left. The individual keys are thenagain operated for the third item and released and the box takes itsthird and last step, bringing its three groups of pins into line withthe first three groups of punch carriers (counting from the left).Thereupon one of the combination pins 107 is pressed and determines thesubsequent movement of the last four punch carriers; after which thecombination keys are released and the handle operated to feed the cardand make the record as previously described.

The mechanism for effecting the step by step movement of the pin boxcomprises an escapement which is controlled by a movement of any oneofthe individual keys and the succeeding movement of the release key 79;the spring 100 pressing the box constantly to the left. See Figs. 2, 5,6 and 5. A rack 108 on the top of the box engages a pinion 109 on ahollow shaft 110 which is mounted in a transverse partition 111 andthrough the hollow shaft 110. When the" box is bein returned to itsstarting position the pawl c icks backward over the ratchet freely. Whenthe box endeavorsto move to the left the pawl prevents such movementexcept as the shaft 115 is released step by step by the escapement. Theshaft 110 carries the rear three-toothed ratchet wheel 116 which isprovided with a pin passing through a slot in the forward three-toothedwheel 117, as shown in Fig. 6, the latter being free to turn on theshaft 115and being pressed backward by aspring which tends to take u 9the play of the pin andslot connection. pper and lower pawls 118 and 119respectively engage the ratchets 116 and 117. These pawls are looselymounted upon a shaft 120 and are pulled up by an'arm 121 fixed on saidshaft 120, engaging a pin on the-pawl 118 and pulled up by acomparatively strong spring 122. Theshaft 120 carries a number of arms123, the upper edges of which are engaged by the shanks 82 ofthe'individual keys so that as one of these keys is pressed the arm 121is turned down to release the pawls whereupon they are pulled down bythe spring 124.- This allows the foremost ratchet 117 to move to adistance limited by the pin and slot, the rear- .most ratchet 116 beingheld by the upper .pawl. The shaft 120 is provided also with vidual keysrise, as previously explained,

and the subsequent rising of the release key frees the shaft 120 so thatthe strong spring .122 pulls up the arm 121 and pulls the pawls to theirupward position releasing the rear ratchet 116 and allowing it to travela distance corresponding to one-third of a revolution of the shaft 115,the foremost ratchet wheel 117 being then held, at its next tooth, bythe lower awl 119.

For returning the pin box to its starting position against the pressureof its spring it is provided at the rear with an extension 126 connectedwith an arm 127 on a short shaft 128 (Figs. 2, 3 and 7) which carriesnear its rear end an arm 129 with a projecting pin 130 by which the armis shoved to the right hand side of the machine at the proper time andthe shaft turned so as to force the box back to itsstarting position.This movement is effected by means of an arm 131 on the shaft 20carrying a spring pawl 132.

On the forward movement of the handle as arm 131 downward and causingthe pawl 132 to click over the pin 130, the arm 127 at this time beingadvanced toward the left handv side of the machine (toward the right inFig. 7). On the return stroke of the handle the arm 131 rises and thepawl 132 is caughtbythe pin 130 causing e pawl tojswmg back toward itsstraight position to increase the effective length of the arm 131 and tothrust the pin 130 back toits original position; which slides the pinbox 98 back to its original position alsoi Combination keys andcontrolling mechamlsm-When one of the keys 107 is pressed a number (notgreater than four in'the machine illustrated) of recording devices arecontrolled. The control is effected by connecting the shanks 133 throughhell crank 1evers 134 to horizontal slides 135, the 'rear, ends ofwhichcomprise plates 136 adapted when pushed to the rear to overlietransverse extensions 137 from the lower ends of the corresponding typeand punch carrying slides38. Theconstruction is'best shown vidual keys.

in Figs. 2, 4, 6', 8 and 10. Each key 107 is connected to 'a separateslide 135 so that there are nine of these slides for each column ofkeys. Each of the plates 136 is notched so as to provide shoulders 138,139,

140 and 141 adapted, when 'the slide is ad vanced to overlie thesuccessive extensions 137, ,of the punch carriers; 138 etc. are locatedat-e'difierent. elevations forthe different plates 1,36. When akey ispressed and the corresponding plate136 is advanced to position over theextensions 137 then the carriers 38 are permitted'to rise only in acertain combination and each to a determined height, thus fixing thenumber which shall be printed and punched on the card. A guide plate136? steadies the plates 136. h

The key shanks 133 are held down by pawls 88 similar to those used forthe indi The pawl releasing mechanism also operates similarly, butseparately from the release of the pawls for the individual keys.Referring to Fig. 6, it -will be observed that the slides 94for-releasing the individual keys are separate from the slides 142 whichrelease the combination keys, the two slides 94 and 142 beingoverlapped'and guided at their free ends by a pin143. The l slides'142are connected with arms 144 on a shaft 145 which has a second arm 146 inem.

gagement with the shank147 .of the releasing key 80 for the combinationkeys; so

that when the release key 80 'is pressed all the combinationikeys 107are freed.

Automatic key reZease.After pressing the individual keysand releasingthem in successive groups as described (or', if the individual keys areto-be actuated only once,

' as in the recording of a single'iteni) it is not essential to operatethe release key 79. Nor is it necessary to use the release key .80

except where it is desired for the correc- The shoulders tion of erroror for other reasons to change the combination item -which is to-berecorded. The operation of the handle of the machine sebves to withdrawall the pawls 88 so as to. release allkeys. This release occurs on thebackward stroke ofthe handle after the printing has been effected andthe carriers 38 have been returned to their a lower positions so as tofree the plate 136 which has been in operative position and the keywhich has been connected thereto. This automatic release is effected bythe followin mechanism:

arallel with the key release slides 94 and 142 (Figs. 5, 6, 6, 6 and 6)is a third slide 30 148 having slots engaging pins in the ends of thepawls 88 of the entire keyboard. It overlaps the other two slides and isconnected at its right hand end to an arm 149 on a shaft 150 which atits rear end'lias an arm 151 35 (Fig. 7) with a rearwardly projectingpin 152' in the path of-inovement of a spring pawl 153 mountedbn the endof a long arm 154 on the shaft "128. The arm 154 swings toward the'jlefthand side of the'machine (to the."i'ight in Fig. 7) asthe pin box movesto its reco'rdingposition. In this v.nriovement-the pawl" 153 clickspast the pin 152. 011 therearward movement of the handle the shaft 128turns and carries the arm 154 toward the right hand side. of themachine, which causes the pawl 153 to engage the pin 152, swinging thepawl backward into line with the arm 154 so as to extend the effectivelength of this arm andto push up the pin 152, thus shifting th'e' slide148 in a direction to release all the keys.

Operation- The operation of the machine thus far describedais"asfollbws: The cards are stacked in themagazine 1 and pressed 165 backwardb the spring 2. The operator first presses he individual keys 81according to the time. (A modified mechanism hereinafterdescribedautomatically controls the time-recording mechanism so that no"special operation of the keys is necessary therefor, but with themachine hereinbefore described it is assumed that the time record willbe madeby means of the :keys) The time being setby the keys the,operator 1 15 ,presses the releasekey 79. Hekthen opercauses theescapemeiit to permit the pin box 1 to shift one step \to' the left; sothatafter the first three numbers have been set the pins inthe'boatflregister; with the proper type-carriers. The pressing of the combinationkey 107 sets the stop mechanism for its group of type carriers. Theforward movement of the handle then releases the combination key andcauses the withdrawal of its plates 136 bythe action of the springs inpulling up the keys.

- ment withdraws the punches by the action of the toggle 73, 74 andlifts the card out of the machine through the action of the liftingplate 15 and the curved racks 27 and rollers 25. Thereafter the frictionpawl 45 is withdrawn and the type-carrier'resetting rod ll strikes thebottoms'of the slots in the carriers and pulls them down; after whichthe zero pins are reset through the action of the resetting rod 97, thusholding the barriers down. Finally the gear 8 engages the gear 9 andwithdraws the card feeding slide 6 to position to engage the next card.

For any group of numbers to be recorded which does not appear on any ofthe keys 107 of the machine the operator may use the individual keys81-. It is only necessary in this case thatthe operator take care byproper manipulation of the release key 79 to insure that the, pin box 98is in proper position for recording the numbers on the desired part ofthe card.

The carriers 38 (Fig. 4) corresponding to the group keys 107 rise tenfull spaces, to

the limit'allowed by the resetting rod 41,

when no one of the group keys 107 has been pressed, so that the typesand punches rise above the level of the hammers and followers and norecord is made thereby. As shown in Figs. 9, 9 and 9 nate items areprinted in difierent lines. This is not only clearer indistinguishingthe successive numbers from each other, but

.permits of the printing of the card beforehand, in large enough lettersto be easily legible with such long titles as time call is made, etc. Itpermits also of using a card with the corner cut off, without therebymateriall v ailectingthe usable area. This operation is secured bymaking the alternate groups of type-carriers 38 longer and shorterrespectively so that the corresponding types 36 in the two adjacentgroups stand at different levels, as shown in Fig. 8; the followers 51-for striking the types being also at are grouped alternately in twodifferent levels as shown in Fig. 5.

Additions and alternatives.

The several'mechanisms and elements of the complete machine may beconsiderably varied and various omissions may be' made and variousadditional provisions may be applied for adapting the apparatus todiffcrent classes of work without departing from the invention. Certainalternative constructions and additional mechanisms are hereinafterdescribed and it will be understood that various other changes may bemade.

Alternatit'e automatic ltey rcZcase.-It may be desired to leave in themachine a certain central station for a number of successive operations;that is to say to leave one of the combination keys 107 presseddownward. In'this case the key-releasing slide 148 of Fig. 6 will besubstituted by a slide 155 whichhas no engagement with the pawls 88corresponding to the combination keys, but which has the previouslydescribed slotted engagement with pins on the ends of the pawls 88 ofthe several individual keys. The same principle may be applied in thevarious uses of the machine where any number or group of numbers is tobe repeated in a number of successive operations.

Alternatioe ca7'cZs.Fig. 9 shows a card of a stylesuitable fordepartment store ac-.

counts. The card number (123 in the drawing) can be put onautomatically, that is without the pressing of any keys, by the use ofthe counting mechanism hereinafter described- For the kind of sale thecorresponding typcs'in the machine may carry letters of the alphabetinstead of numerals, only a few letters being necessary to indicate thecomparatively few kinds of sale desired, as charge credit C. 0. D3; andthese being abbreviated if necessary. The sales persons numberwill berecorded by means-of one of the group keys 107, each machinebeing-designed'for use by a limited number'of sales persons and eachgroup key bearing the number of one of such persons.'

The amount will be recorded in the usual way by.means of the individualkeys S1. Fig. 9 shows'a card for keeping account of the .timeespent on ajob in a workshop. (hen work is commenced the card is put into a machineof the same general type as for telephone accounts with certainadditional mechanism hereinafter. referred-to; the card being punchedunder key-control with the job number and class of work.

When work ceases the card is again put in the machine and the handle ispulled, auto matically making a record of the ending time, completingthe card like Fig. 9 and ejecting it. 7

Alternative punching dem'ces.1n previ-

